DALLAS, TX, April 17, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Dr. Fran E. Kaiser has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Dr. Kaiser is an award-winning physician who has been an expert in the areas of endocrinology and geriatric medicine for more than four decades. Driven by keen curiosity and desire to help others, she works with elderly patients facing a variety of physical, mental and functions changes associated with aging, as well as adults experiencing disorders due to hormonal alterations. Dr. Kaiser is known for her extensive research in hormonal changes associated with aging, as well as her studies of therapy related to erectile dysfunction, testosterone, estrogen and frailty, as well as women's health and sexuality with aging. In these areas of research, she has received numerous grants from the National Institutes of Health, Genetch, Syntex Corporation, Hoechst-Roussel, Bureau of Health Professionals, Merck and Upjohn among others while in academic medicine, running the clinical and statistical analysis sections of her division.
Dr. Kaiser has also experienced another side of medicine, as an Executive Regional Medical Director and Medical Affairs Director for Health Systems at Merck and Co., Inc., utilizing the key competencies and skills that she amassed over the course of her career. Previously, she had served as the Chief of Endocrinology and Metabolism for the Department of Internal Medicine at St. Paul Ramsey Medical (part of the University of Minnesota), the Chief of Geriatric Medicine at Olive View Medical Center, and Medical Director for a hospital based home care program at the Sepulveda VA Medical Center, both of which were part of the UCLA program in Geriatrics. Dr. Kaiser was also Associate Professor of Medicine at St. Louis University. She was a Clinical Professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and remains an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at St. Louis University. In recognition of professional excellence, Dr. Kaiser was selected for inclusion in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Who's Who in the Midwest, Who's Who in the World, and Who's Who of American Women.
To prepare for her career, Dr. Kaiser earned a Bachelor of Science degree from City College of New York in 1970 and an MD from New York Medical College in 1974. She completed an internship, residency and Chief Residency in Internal Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center in 1975 and 1978 respectively. Thereafter, she completed a fellowship in Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of Minnesota, becoming board certified in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics along the way. Today, to continue remaining current and active in the medical community, she volunteers at the North Texas VA Medical Center in Endocrinology, teaching and training residents and fellows. She is a fellow of the American Geriatrics Society and the Gerontological Society of America, and maintains affiliations with The Endocrine Society, the American Diabetes Association, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, to name a few.
As she looks to the future, Dr. Kaiser intends to continue on the same path, so she may contribute and make a difference in the lives of patients and those who serve them.
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